Summary
One of the closest races for a seat in the evenly divided U.S. Senate this midterm election is in Pennsylvania. Judy Woodruff joins Geoff Bennett from the suburbs of Philadelphia to share what she has been seeing and hearing over the past few days, in the final stretch before Election Day. For a transcript of the story, click here . You might also want to watch the story of Arizona's closely contested races. You can find the video and transcript for that story here . You may also choose another story from the newscast by clicking the link below and answering the following questions:
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